Dynamo's Alberth Elis to take 80 kids to see 'Black Panther'

Corey Roepken

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4:49 pm CST, Sunday, March 4, 2018

The Dynamo's 'Little Panther' finally will get to watch 'Black Panther,' and he's taking 80 new friends with him.

Honduran forward Alberth Elis, nicknamed La Panterita, has reserved a theater at Edwards Greenway Grand Palace Stadium on Thursday so he can take 80 students from Las Americas Middle School to see the blockbuster movie from Marvel Studios.

Elis wanted to see movie when it came out, but he could not find any Spanish theaters where the Dynamo were for in Tucson, Ariz. Though he has not seen the movie, he is no stranger to the main character T'Challa or to panthers in general.

His go-to goal celebration for much of last season was a panther crawl. He linked himself to the movie late last season when he scored a goal and celebrated by putting on a T'Challa mask.

Las Americas Middle School is a newcomer campus that educates recent immigrant and refugee students who have no or limited English language proficiency and who often have had a limited formal education in their native countries.

This is not Elis' first charitable effort geared toward children. During the off-season the 22-year old funded a computer lab for a school in his hometown of San Juan de Tela.

Dynamo forward Alberth Elis (17) wears a Black Panther mask while celebrating a goal in October. This week he will take 80 middle school students to see the Black Panther movie that inspired this celebration.

Dynamo forward Alberth Elis (17) wears a Black Panther mask while celebrating a goal in October. This week he will take 80 middle school students to see the Black Panther movie that inspired this celebration.

Photo: Yi-Chin Lee/Houston Chronicle

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Dynamo forward Alberth Elis (17) wears a Black Panther mask while celebrating a goal in October. This week he will take 80 middle school students to see the Black Panther movie that inspired this celebration.

Dynamo forward Alberth Elis (17) wears a Black Panther mask while celebrating a goal in October. This week he will take 80 middle school students to see the Black Panther movie that inspired this celebration.

Photo: Yi-Chin Lee/Houston Chronicle

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"For a long time, I've been wanting to give back to my community," Elis told HoustonDynamo.com about the computer lab. "I am part of Fundación OCAD, through which we were able to donate this computer lab as well as deliver food, donate soccer uniforms and visit hospitals to give out toys."